Effects of Adipose-tissue Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on PBMCs in Co-culture with HeLa Cell Line by Maryam Dorfaki, mahdi ghatrehsamani, fahimeh Lavi Arab, Mona Roozbehani, Majid Khoshmirsafa, Reza Falak, Fatemeh Keshavarz, Fatemeh Faraji

“…In this study we study investigated the effect of adipose tissue-derived MSCs on the apoptosis and proliferation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in co-culture with the HeLa cell line. …”
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Butyric Acid Modulates Gut Microbiota to Alleviate Inflammation and Secondary Bone Loss in Ankylosing Spondylitis by Ke You, Lianjun Yang, Zhihai Su, Jun Shen, Xinyang Fan, Yuanqing Guo, Zhen Yuan, Hai Lu

“…<b>Results:</b> The results indicated that BA demonstrated potential in alleviating the inflammatory response in the peripheral joints and the axial spine affected by AS, as evidenced by the reductions in inflammatory infiltration, synovial hyperplasia, and endplate erosion. …”
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Memristors Based on Ni(II)‐tetraaza[14]annulene Complexes: Toward an Unconventional Resistive Switching Mechanism by Andrzej Sławek, Lulu Alluhaibi, Ewelina Kowalewska, Gisya Abdi, Tomasz Mazur, Agnieszka Podborska, Krzysztof Mech, Marianna Marciszko‐Wiąckowska, Alexey Maximenko, Konrad Szaciłowski

“…A series of four Ni(II) complexes with different peripheral substituents of the dtaa ligand are successfully synthesized. …”
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Long-term mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis: a propensity score matching retrospective study by Pengjie Zhang, Liru Xun, Nan Bao, Ding Tong, Bin Duan, Du Peng

“…In contrast, age, hypertension, parathyroid hormone (PTH), serum creatinine, and peripheral vascular diseases (PVD) influenced the survival rate of patients in the HD group (p < .05), and age and weight influenced the survival rate of patients in the PD group (p < .05).Conclusions This study found that long-term mortality rates were higher in the PD group than that in the HD group, indicating that HD may be superior to PD.…”
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A Single Lung Transplant in a Patient with Fabry Disease: Causality or Far-Fetched? A Case Report by Martina Gaggl, Renate Kain, Peter Jaksch, Dominik Haider, Gerald Mundigler, Till Voigtländer, Raute Sunder-Plassmann, Paulus Rommer, Walter Klepetko, Gere Sunder-Plassmann

“…Subsequently, various organ systems are involved, clinically the most important are kidneys, the heart, and the peripheral and central nervous systems. Although obstructive lung disease is a common pathological finding in Fabry disease, pulmonary involvement is a clinically disregarded feature. …”
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Diagnostic Potential of Systemic Eosinophil-Associated Cytokines and Growth Factors in IBD by Katarzyna Neubauer, Malgorzata Matusiewicz, Iwona Bednarz-Misa, Sabina Gorska, Andrzej Gamian, Malgorzata Krzystek-Korpacka

“…Despite the acknowledged contribution of eosinophils to the disease pathogenesis, available data on cytokines closely related to the peripheral eosinophils in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are scattered. …”
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Luteolin Regulates the Differentiation of Regulatory T Cells and Activates IL-10-Dependent Macrophage Polarization against Acute Lung Injury by Ke Xie, Yu-sen Chai, Shi-hui Lin, Fang Xu, Chuan-jiang Wang

“…The proportion of Tregs in splenic mononuclear cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was quantified. …”
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Studying Alzheimer’s disease through an integrative serum metabolomic and lipoproteomic approach by Alessia Vignoli, Giovanni Bellomo, Federico Paolini Paoletti, Claudio Luchinat, Leonardo Tenori, Lucilla Parnetti

“…Conclusions The identification of potential novel peripheral biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease, as proposed in this study, opens a new prospect for an innovative and minimally invasive method to identify AD in its very early stages. …”
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Contradictory Effect of Lymphocyte Therapy and Prednisolone Therapy on CD3+CD8+CD56+ Natural Killer T Population in Women with Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion by Fatemeh Rezayat, Nafiseh Esmaeil, Abbas Rezaei, Roya Sherkat

“…The effect of the investigated treatment approaches on the population of peripheral CD3+CD56+CD16+ NKT cells of women with RSA was not adequately significant. …”
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Role of Paricalcitol in Modulating the Immune Response in Patients with Renal Disease by Silvia Lucisano, Adriana Arena, Giovanna Stassi, Daniela Iannello, Gaetano Montalto, Adolfo Romeo, Giuseppe Costantino, Rosaria Lupica, Valeria Cernaro, Domenico Santoro, Michele Buemi

“…Serum calcium, phosphorus, 25(OH)-vitamin D, parathyroid hormone (PTH), erythrocyte sedimentation rate, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, interleukin- (IL-) 17, IL-6, IL-1β, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), plasmatic and urinary NGAL, and 24 h albuminuria and proteinuria were measured before and 24 h after an intravenous bolus of paricalcitol (5 mcg). Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated and stimulated with phytohaemagglutinin. …”
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Sjögren’s Syndrome: Concerted Triggering of Sicca Conditions by Zygmunt Mackiewicz, Justyna Mażul, Ieva Narkevičiūtė, Irena Dumalakienė, Irena Butrimienė, Rita Vilienė, Indrė Stankevičienė, Diana Mieliauskaitė

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of persistence of mumps virus and some cells that interact with viral infection in the focus of the autoimmune epithelitis and peripheral blood of Sjögren’s syndrome patients in comparison to patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and nonautoimmune sicca syndrome (nSS). …”
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Anatomical and Functional MRI Changes after One Year of Auditory Rehabilitation with Hearing Aids by M. R. Pereira-Jorge, K. C. Andrade, F. X. Palhano-Fontes, P. R. B. Diniz, M. Sturzbecher, A. C. Santos, D. B. Araujo

“…Hearing aids (HAs) are an effective strategy for auditory rehabilitation in patients with peripheral hearing deficits. Yet, the neurophysiological mechanisms behind HA use are still unclear. …”
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Human PBMC-based humanized mice exhibit myositis features and serve as a drug evaluation model by Akiko Nishidate, Kana Takemoto, Yuki Imura, Mikako Murase, Ryu Yamanaka, Manami Kikuchi, Junpei Anan, Sayuka Kato, Airi Akatsuka, Sachiko Mochizuki, Yuzo Koda

“…In the present study, we demonstrate that immunodeficient mice transplanted with human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (hPBMCs) exhibit the key pathologic features of myositis observed in humans and develop graft-versus-host disease. …”
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Unlocking the full potential of resistance training: a comparative analysis of low- and high-intensity effects on neurotrophic growth factors and homocysteine by Chongwen Zuo, Yi Yin, Zhiyang Zheng, Ren Mu, Yuxin Liang, Shan Wang, Chaoqun Ye

“…This study aimed to compare the impact of resistance training at varying intensities on peripheral neurobiological factors and homocysteine levels in young adults. …”
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Reactivation of Denervated Schwann Cells by Embryonic Spinal Cord Neurons to Promote Axon Regeneration and Remyelination by Xinyu Fang, Chaofan Zhang, Chongjing Zhang, Yuanqing Cai, Zibo Yu, Zida Huang, Wenbo Li, Wenming Zhang

“…In peripheral nerve injuries (PNIs) in which proximal axons do not regenerate quickly enough, significant chronic degeneration of Schwann cells (SCs) can occur at the distal stump of the injured nerve and obstruct regeneration. …”
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Targeting NF-kappaB-inducing kinase shapes B-cell homeostasis in myasthenia gravis by Xiaoyu Huang, Zhouao Zhang, Zhouyi Wang, Tiancheng Luo, Mingjin Yang, Xinyan Guo, Xue Du, Tianyu Ma, Yong Zhang

“…However, targeted B-cell therapy such as rituximab may result in long-term peripheral B cell clearance and allow for the survival of plasma cells, contributing to frequent infections and relapses. …”
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Resiquimod induces a mixed Th1 and Th2 response via STAT1 and STAT3 signalling in chickens by Deepthi Kappala, Saravanan Ramakrishnan, Patel Nikunjkumar Prakashbhai, Abinaya Kaliappan, Prasad Thomas, Jörg Linde, Mithilesh Singh, Sohini Dey, Madhan Mohan Chellappa

“…Eight key genes associated with signal transduction (MAPK14, MAP3K8, PIK3CD, STAT1, STAT3, MAPK11, LRRK2, and GATA3) were validated via real-time PCR in chicken peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from six biological replicates. …”
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Infectious Aortitis with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a 47-Year-Old Female with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Valerie R. Ramiro, Carmegie C. Saliba, John Anthony D. Tindoc, Marinette R. Jambaro, Enrique M. Chua, Donna Ricca M. Hornilla, Maria Teresa B. Abola

“…Micrographs of the aortic wall biopsy showed fibrin deposition necrosis and calcification with peripheral viable cellular infiltrates consisting of neutrophils and foamy macrophages. …”
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Association of dopamine receptor D2 -141C insertion/deletion and dopamine beta-hydroxylase 19 bp insertion/deletion polymorphisms with schizophrenia: A case-control study in the ea... by Boukhenaf Yasmina, Sariyah Ayachi Ouarda, Achou Rayene, Iness Bernou Amina, Zohra Madoui Fatima, Sifi Karima, Larbi Rezgoun Mohamed

“…DNA samples were extracted from peripheral blood cells using the salting out technique. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Neuroinflammation Intervention with Medicinal Plants: A Critical and Narrative Review of the Current Literature by Sandra Maria Barbalho, Beatriz Leme Boaro, Jéssica da Silva Camarinha Oliveira, Jiří Patočka, Caroline Barbalho Lamas, Masaru Tanaka, Lucas Fornari Laurindo

“…This chronic inflammation is exacerbated by peripheral leukocyte infiltration into the central nervous system. …”
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